Storing Raw Pu Erh

Is it ok to store raw pu erh in a hot attic, I live in Pennsylvania and my attic although it does have an exhaust fan, hits the uppper 90's in the summer. Is hot 90+ degree heat ok for raw pu erh? If I left it up there in the winter would it be ok also? Or should I keep it in my air conditioned house? (never over 80 degrees never lower than 65)

We have pretty high humidity 80-100% in the summer, and then low in the winter.
I have seen Pu erh sold and listed as being stored in high humidity and then others sold listed as being stored in low humidity.

From a purely biological standpoint, higher humidity levels and/or temperatures generally tend to speed decay. A complete absence of humidity, however, would dry it out and steal away from flavor. The closest comparison that I can think of, would be with cigars. Cigar storage tends to follow a 70/70 rule, or about 70 degrees with 70 humidity. IMHO, that would seem about correct for a Puerh as well.

lebowitz wrote:Then Just store it in a cabinet in an air conditioned house.I have a home humidifier on my furnace we set it at 40% in the winter.

High humidity is fine. Higher temperatures...I dunno. People say Taiwan and Guangzhou/Hong Kong area ideal places to age tea, and it gets just as hot and humid there, so...*shrug* perhaps you're in good conditions.

Others also say that pu'er likes alternating humidity conditions: wet then dry then wet and so on, so the east coast seems like a pretty decent place to age it.